2010年4月28日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Egypt sentences 26 in 'Hezbollah cell' for spying (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 04:10 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - CAIRO — An Egyptian court Wednesday convicted 26 men of spying for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and planning terrorist attacks in Egypt, handing down prison terms ranging from 25 years to six months.

Legal questions raised over CIA drone strikes (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 02:53 PM PDT

AP - Is the CIA's secret program of drone strikes against terrorists in Pakistan and Yemen a case of illegal assassinations or legitimate self defense?

Arizona migrant law may waste resources: Napolitano (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:10 AM PDT

People stage a protest against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio during a news conference about Arpaio's 12th crime-suppression operation in Surprise, Arizona October 16, 2009. REUTERS/Joshua LottReuters - A new Arizona law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants could divert resources from pursuing those in the country illegally who have committed more serious crimes, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Tuesday.


Terrorist attacks spike in Pakistan, Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:21 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 10, 2009, file photo, a Pakistani police officer stands next to U.N. car damaged by Tuesday's suicide blast at the Peshawar Pearl Continental hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan. An increase in terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan triggered a spike in the number of civilians killed or wounded in 2009, pushing South Asia past the Middle East as the top terror region in the world, according to new figures compiled by a U.S. intelligence agency. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - An increase in terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan triggered a spike in the number of civilians killed or wounded there last year, pushing South Asia past the Middle East as the top terror region in the world, according to figures compiled by a U.S. intelligence agency.


Ex-homeland chief uncomfortable with Arizona law (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 08:57 PM PDT

AP - Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge says he's uncomfortable with Arizona's new immigration law, saying it allows police to question people without probable cause.
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